intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
killing two birds with one stone
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
female molester; stupid woman
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
class; heading; group; category
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
beautification; glorification
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper